Population of compulsory school age, male in Peru

Peru: Population of compulsory school age, male was 3.72 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.72 million number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
33rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.09 million number
in 2015
All-time low
3.49 million number
in 2011
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Peru, 1998–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998200820191998: 3.7M number1999: 3.7M number2000: 3.7M number2001: 3.7M number2002: 3.7M number2003: 3.7M number2004: 3.7M number2005: 3.7M number2006: 3.6M number2007: 3.6M number2008: 3.6M number2009: 3.6M number2010: 3.5M number2011: 3.5M number2012: 4.1M number2013: 4.1M number2014: 4.1M number2015: 4.1M number2016: 4.0M number2017: 3.9M number2018: 3.8M number2019: 3.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Peru recorded 3.72 million number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Peru peaked at 4.09 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.49 million number, in 2011.

Peru ranks 33rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.67 million number 3.66 million number 3.69 million number 2
2000s 3.66 million number 3.57 million number 3.71 million number 10
2010s 3.87 million number 3.49 million number 4.09 million number 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 30 Ghana 4.03 million number compare
  2. 31 Algeria 3.96 million number compare
  3. 32 Thailand 3.81 million number compare
  4. 34 Italy 3.50 million number compare
  5. 35 Uzbekistan 3.46 million number compare
  6. 36 Yemen 3.27 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Peru?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Peru was 3.72 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 4.09 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 3.49 million number in 2011.
How does Peru rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Peru ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.